Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 | Stefan Vladar (Piano) & Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
It is considered Mozart’s first symphonic concert and is an era-defining masterpiece. Pianist Stefan Vladar and the Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach under the baton of Hartmut Haenchen performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 at the Konzerthaus Berlin in 2005.
(00:00) I. Allegro (12:49) II. Romanze (21:02) III. Rondo. Allegro assai
Between 1784 and 1786, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote twelve piano concertos, many of which are significant in the history of the genre. He completed his Piano Concerto No. 20 on February 10, 1785, and it was premiered in Vienna one day later, with Mozart himself playing the solo part.
Piano Concerto No. 20 is the first of only two piano concertos by Mozart in a minor key. It shares the key of D minor with works such as the Requiem and the overture from Don Giovanni. In Mozart's music, D minor stands for the highest levels of drama and expressiveness. The D minor concerto is considered Mozart’s first “symphonic concerto”. This had already been hinted at in his nineteenth piano concerto with large, independent orchestral passages and the solo piano as an occasional accompanying element.
The main movement ends in a Piano, which is rare in Mozart’s pieces and at first glance does not fit the dramatic character of the work. Rather, it contains a large-scale interlinking of the movements’ content. The resolution of the musical conflicts sparked takes place in the two further movements of the concerto. This approach of an overall artistic concept was to be pursued prevail to perfection in the following musical eras.
With the Piano Concerto No. 20 at the latest, Mozart overcame the obligation of music to follow the entertainment ideals of its time and he found individual artistic freedom – another reason why Concerto K. 466 is a special work.
The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is binging Mozart. He's just released his second double album in a row of the composer's piano music, and for this very special Tiny Desk performance, he takes us inside Mozart's own home in Vienna, just steps away from the medieval St. Stephen's Cathedral and a couple blocks from a McDonald's.
Mozart might have appreciated the convenience of the fast food chain, as the years he spent in this two-floor, four-bedroom apartment (from 1784 to 1787) were a non-stop frenzy of activities. Andsnes says the composer threw gambling parties, taught students and, above all, composed some of his most groundbreaking music in this house, including the two works heard in this recital.
Andsnes begins with four minutes of radiant joy and virtuosity. The D major Rondo showcases not only Mozart's own skills as an unrivaled keyboardist, but also his genius as a composer with a bottomless bag of tricks to play with the music's principal theme.
The following Fantasia in C minor, composed one year earlier, in 1785, couldn't be more different. At three times the Rondo's length, it begins in a foreboding tone, with heavy, darkly colored chords, sounding perhaps like Beethoven in a bad mood. But the clouds soon open to rays of sunshine in melodies only Mozart could create, including a recurring passage of intense delicacy and yearning, which Andsnes delivers with the sensitivity of a lover's whisper. In its many fascinating mood swings, the piece feels like Mozart simply sat down in these rooms and improvised his mixed emotions. And thanks to Andsnes, we can catch a vibe of what that might have sounded like.
SET LIST Mozart: Rondo in D Major, K. 485 Mozart: Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
MUSICIANS Leif Ove Andsnes: piano
CREDITS Video and audio: Anthony Jacobson, Perdurabo Film Recorded at: Mozarthaus Vienna
La pianiste Maria-João Pires s’associe à l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo pour donner au Festival de Pâques d’Aix-en-Provence un concert rythmé par la musique de Mozart, Mendelssohn et Schumann.
La pianiste d’origine portugaise Maria-João Pires est de retour à Aix-en-Provence pour y jouer le Concerto pour piano n° 9 en mi bémol majeur de Mozart. Grande connaisseuse du répertoire mozartien, la soliste livre sur la scène du Grand Théâtre de Provence une interprétation vive et épurée de cette œuvre célébrée dès sa création pour son inventivité.
Fidèle à l’esprit d’ouverture du Festival de Pâques d’Aix-en-Provence, ce concert fait également la part belle à la musique romantique. Sous la direction de Kazuki Yamada en effet, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo interprète l’ouverture du Songe d’une nuit d’été de Felix Mendelssohn et la Symphonie n° 1 en si bémol majeur de Robert Schumann.
Programme: Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum (Le Songe d’une nuit d’été), ouverture, op. 21 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto pour piano n° 9 en mi bémol majeur « Jeunehomme », K. 271 Robert Schumann - Symphonie n° 1 en si bémol majeur, « Le Printemps », op. 38
Concert filmé le 10 avril 2022 au Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence.
On Tuesday, December 28, 2021, violist Amihai Grosz and his friends from Berlin shone in a musical spectacle of the highest level during the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht. Due to the lockdown, the original program of this edition of the IKFU (Dec 27 - Dec 30, 2021) unfortunately had to be cancelled. However, the organizers and musicians did not give up and realized a beautiful concert via a live stream.
CAST Don Giovanni Alessandro Luongo Donna Anna Francesca Dotto Don Ottavio Antonio Poli Il commendatore Attila Jun Donna Elvira Carmela Remigio Leporello Omar Montanari Masetto William Corrò Zerlina Giulia Semenzato
Direttore Stefano Montanari regia Damiano Michieletto scene Paolo Fantin costumi Carla Teti regia video Luca Scarzella light designer Fabio Barettin
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice
maestro del Coro Claudio Marino Moretti maestro al cembalo Roberta Ferrari
Teatro La Fenice - stagione 2014/ 2015 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte
CAST Sarastro Goran Jurić Tamino Antonio Poli Oratore / Sacerdote Michael Leibundgut Primo sacerdote / Secondo armigero William Corrò Secondo sacerdote / Primo armigero Federico Lepre Regina della notte Olga Pudova Pamina Ekaterina Sadovnikova Prima damigella Cristina Baggio Seconda damigella Rosa Bove Terza damigella Silvia Regazzo Tre fanciulli Solisti del Münchner Knabenchor Papagena Caterina Di Tonno Papageno Alex Esposito Monostatos Marcello Nardis Una vecchia Daniela Foà
Direttore Antonello Manacorda regia Damiano Michieletto scene Paolo Fantin costumi Carla Teti light designer Alessandro Carletti video designer Carmen Zimmermann, Roland Horvath
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice maestro del Coro Ulisse Trabacchin
After the celebrated 2018 Mozart album of Chopin-Award winner Seong-Jin Cho, the South Korean pianist returns to Europe with recitals in Autumn. Especially for this occasion and in addition to his latest album, he recorded the Rondo in A minor, K.511. With frequent oscillation between minor and major it is one of Mozart's most important individual pieces.